South Southwark Primary Care Network Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Job summaryWe
are seeking a highly motivated and experienced senior clinical pharmacist to
join our well-established and successful team of thirteen pharmacists and three
pharmacy technicians. You will work across our network, providing dedicated
support to general practice and our local population. The post holder will work
with the Lead Pharmacist to provide support, direction and supervision to the
appointed clinical pharmacists working across general practice and clinical
leadership on medicines management and quality improvement initiatives.

The
successful candidate will be supported through shadowing, robust clinical
supervision arrangements and work alongside other clinicians as part of a
multi-disciplinary team in patient and non- patient facing roles. The post
holder will be supported with ongoing clinical learning and professional
development.

Main duties of the jobThis is an exciting role which will contribute to the reshaping
of neighbourhood care for our populations, directed and supported by the South
Southwark Primary Care Network (PCN). The post holder will work within their
clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to Provide direct line management of appointed clinical
pharmacist(s) Monthly one-to one meeting with appointed clinical pharmacist(s) Planning and implementation of new staff inductions with
Education and Training Lead Provide supervision as Designated Practitioner(DP) and
Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) for foundation trainee pharmacist(s) Working with Education and Training Lead to deliver training support long-term condition management within the practice
including medication reviews. provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and
quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes
framework and enhanced services. Provide support on prescription/medication queries and
processes. Facilitate improved working with community and hospital
pharmacy. Other general tasks as required.

You will
contribute to ongoing service developments, providing data and progress
updates, and sharing insights into how the PCN could better support and care
for its population.

About us Our South Southwark PCN is made up of eighteen GP practices in four
neighbourhoods - Camberwell, Peckham, Nunhead and Dulwich, serving
approximately 157,000 patients, supported by their GP Federation, Improving
Health (IHL). The NHS Long Term Plan
describes the prominent role Primary Care Networks play in delivering
proactive, personalised and more integrated health and social care for their
local populations. This will require collaborative working between
organisations including GP practices, acute and community health, social care
organisations and the voluntary and community sector. We are a large PCN with over 60 staff in post to date and
expanding. We are committed to supporting and developing our staff, knowing
this is crucial to our success. We have
robust systems in place, including clinical supervision and peer support, and
will continue to build on this as we expand our PCN team.

Details Date posted
15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other Salary
53,000 to 60,000 a year

Depending on experience

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference numberBJob locations

Cornerstone Studios1 Addington Square

LondonSE5 7JZ
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities The
post holder has a responsibility to adhere to all IHL policies, procedures and
relevant legislation including the requirements of any professional bodies;
maintain satisfactory personal performances and professional standards and to
achieve agreed objectives for their role; attend mandatory training as
identified by IHL and contribute to their own development. This is a summary of
job description and should not be regarded as an inflexible specification.

Priorities may change in line with service
needs and new duties introduced after consultation with the post holder.

Please see Job description attached
Job description
Job responsibilities The
post holder has a responsibility to adhere to all IHL policies, procedures and
relevant legislation including the requirements of any professional bodies;
maintain satisfactory personal performances and professional standards and to
achieve agreed objectives for their role; attend mandatory training as
identified by IHL and contribute to their own development. This is a summary of
job description and should not be regarded as an inflexible specification.

Priorities may change in line with service
needs and new duties…